That was Kyle Flood's assessment of his first spring as Rutgers head coach after the Scarlet Knights held their 14th and final practice today before Saturday's spring game.

The quarterback issue remains unresolved, with Gary Nova and Chas Dodd heading into the summer still competing for the starting job. And there were injuries that left Rutgers short in areas and forced to scramble to fill positions, particularly on the offensive line.

But for a coaching staff that featured eight new assistants, two of whom were hired two weeks before the start of spring practice, the spring went as well as Flood could have hoped.

"I think we accomplished most of what we set out to accomplish," Flood said. "There were a couple of things I didn't know if would be able to accomplish, like the quarterback situation. So that will go forward as is.

"But in terms of seeing the young linemen progress, that's probably what I'm most pleased about. I think we've got a much better feel for where we are with some of the young defensive linemen."

Flood cited two players for their improvement in the spring: Wide receiver Miles Shuler and defensive end Max Issaka.

"I think Miles Shuler made some significant gains with how he performed this spring from the fall. I think somebody like Max Issaka has made some significant progress," Flood said. "I'm not sure either of those guys are ready yet. But now at least they have something they can build on going forward."

Saturday's Scarlet-White spring game, which starts at 3 p.m. at High Point Solutions Stadium and is the centerpiece of Rutgers Day on campus, will be little more than an exhibition -- which is fine with Flood.

"To me, I want to see the players go out and play with some energy and play hard, clean football. That's really the goal of the day," he said. "We're not going to go out there and try to scheme each other on offense or defense. It's a players' day. The day is for our players to perform in front of their parents and friends and the alumni and everyone else who comes back for that great day. I want them to go out there and play with energy and compete."

A depth chart for pre-season camp will be set "in the next couple of weeks."

"There's really very little that will happen between now and training camp that will affect that," Flood said. "Actually, we've got a pretty good idea of where the pieces of the puzzle will go, at least as a starting point."

Spring practice ended, interestingly enough, with Nova and Dodd both sharp -- a contrast to most of their play the past five weeks.

"The thing I was most pleased about today is I thought we threw and caught the ball better than we had all spring," Flood said. "That was nice to see that, to see the culmination of a lot of hard work witht he quarterbacks and receivers and tight ends and running backs. That was good to actually see that happen in 11 on 11 situations."